Description: Here is an extra thick (39 mm) 2oz .999 silver tribute round commemorating the St. Gaudens' 1907 One Cent coin that never was minted. In 1905, while at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., then President Roosevelt admired the artistry and sculpted relief of the coins that were part of an ancient Greece exhibit. It was his opinion that the coins that were currently being minted in the United States were bland and uninspired. Roosevelt had recently befriended renowned artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens and he challenged him to redesign the entire line of U.S. coinage, from the Cent to the Double Eagle using higher artistic standards and sculpted with higher reliefs then currently being produced. At the time, there was a law in place from 1890 that governed coinage designs, that dictated that the same designs had to remain in place for a minimum of 25 years. So without congressional approval, the only coins that could be redesigned at the time were the cent and the four gold pieces. Roosevelt empowered Saint-Gaudens to undertake the redesign and granted him “complete artistic freedom” within the limit of the current coinage laws. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was 56 at the time of the assignment and in failing health. He was only able to complete the redesign for the $10 and $20 Gold coins. Only sketches and plaster models were completed for the One Cent redesign before he died in 1907 at the age of 58. Originally intended to have a flying eagle on the obverse of this coin, instead, the head of Liberty graces the final version. The head of Liberty is closely associated with a relief of the head of Victory, also modeled during this period. The model for the reverse of the coin had the traditional laurel wreath and fasces. Actual photos, so Buy with confidence. * Custom hand applied antique finish* Deluxe ringed capsule Ships free immediately !
Price: 97.9 USD
Location: Bakerstown, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-15T19:43:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Silver
Shape: Round
Year: 2020
Fineness: 0.999
Precious Metal Content per Unit: 2 oz
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Brand/Mint: US private mint
Total Precious Metal Content: 2 Troy Ounces
Modified Item: hand applied antiqueing
